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Top 10 Microsoft Fix It Solutions

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Microsoft’s Fix It Solutions automate the process of dealing with issues that may crop up on your Windows based PC.  So instead of you having to manually edit the registry or make other changes these automated tools do the work for you.

Here are the Top Ten Fix It Solutions across all . . .

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Skype Updated To Version 5.8 Now Supports Full HD Video

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An announcement over at the Skype Garage Blog earlier today provided details about the latest update to Microsoft’s Skype video calling software.

Improvements and new features in version 5.8:

Full HD video-calling Support for Facebook audio and video-calling (beta) Group screen sharing Hide offline Facebook contacts Push to Talk Skype updater service . . .

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Microsoft Offers Alternatives to Google and Their New Privacy Policies

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When Google announced significant changes to their privacy policies last week Microsoft countered with blog posts on how to easily switch from Hotmail to Gmail in three easy steps and how Hotmail is on over 15 million mobile devices and counting.

Well today they have stepped things up a notch by taking . . .

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Get Even More From Skype … With #SkypeTips

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Skype is by far one of the premier video conferencing services on the web. In fact Microsoft bought Skype last October 2011 for $8.5 billion believing in the promise that Skype will continue to bring amazing technology to not only Microsoft, but video conferencing technology as a whole.

“Skype is a phenomenal . . .

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Hotmail App Now Available for Kindle Fire

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David Law, the Director of Hotmail Product Management, has just posted over at the Inside Windows Live Blog about the Hotmail Kindle Fire App has just been released for the Kindle Fire.

We think it’s critical that our customers can use Hotmail from any device they choose. So, in addition to making . . .

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A Solar-Powered House Controlled By Xbox Kinect (video)

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This Solar-Powered House must be taken directly from the future all while being controlled with Xbox Kinect!

The students at SCI-Arc and Caltech have designed an entirely solar-powered house that is clean, green, and energy-efficient. It’s also remarkably easy to use because it is controlled by Xbox’s Kinect motion controls.

The 750-square-foot, net-zero . . .

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